So often we try to make
other people feel better by
minimizing their pain, by
telling them that it will
get better(which it will)
or that there are worse
things in the world (which
there are). But that's not
what I actually needed.
What I actually needed
was for someone to tell me
that it hurt becuase it
mattered. I have found this
very useful to think about
over the years, and I find
that it is a lot easier and
more bearable to be sad
when you aren't constantly
berating yourself for being
sad
-John Green
